Late at night, the oak gate of Hogwarts Castle suddenly opened, and a black shadow slid out of the castle like a giant bat, not caring about the pouring rain overhead, and walked along the path towards the gate of Hogwarts.
"Owner!"
Snape, wearing a cloak, leaned slightly towards the figure walking under the rain, respectfully welcoming Voldemort's arrival.
“You did a great job.”
Voldemort floated past Snape and walked across the muddy playground towards the Black Lake. He did not choose to hide what he was going to do from Snape, because the Death Eaters already knew the purpose of his trip, and it was meaningless to conceal it.
The two walked around the lake in the dark. The black lake water showed signs of overflowing, and the surroundings were dark and cold.
They stopped one after another, and a white marble tomb came into view. Voldemort raised the yew wand he had used for many years, and a pleasant smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
After the wand snapped from the air, Dumbledore's tomb split open from head to toe.
Voldemort walked forward and looked at Dumbledore's almost perfectly preserved body, and suddenly felt ridiculous.
You are dead, and I am alive.
Now your wand is mine, too.
Voldemort reached for the wand that Dumbledore held in front of his chest with both hands and pulled it out.
Snape stood aside and watched quietly, watching Voldemort gracefully raise his wand and wave it gently as if he was holding a baton.
A spell suddenly shot out from the tip of the wand and sank into the thick cumulonimbus clouds above. Countless lightning flashed among the dark clouds, and then turned into a dazzling lightning that struck and illuminated the dark night.
Voldemort, who closed his eyes to feel the power of the wand, suddenly opened his scarlet eyes, with disappointment that could not be concealed on his flat, snake-like face.
"No, there is no difference." Voldemort said softly, "This wand... There is nothing special about it. Compared with the wand I bought from Ollivander many years ago, I can't feel any difference. It's just an ordinary wand."
"Master, maybe this is not the legendary death stick." Snape reminded in a low voice, "Dumbledore once had extraordinary power like you. I think he probably doesn't rely on a wand like you."
"Maybe, maybe not."
Voldemort did not go to see Snape, nor did he explain his guess to Snape.
If this is really the Death Stick, but it can't show him the legendary miracle, then there is only one possibility, he is not the legal owner of this wand. His yew wand obeys him, but the wand in his hand that originally belonged to Dumbledore does not.
The Deathstick only belongs to the wizard who killed its previous owner, which means that the wand now belongs to Snape.
If he was to become the rightful owner of the wand, it would mean killing Snape.
Before confirming that this was the Death Stick, Voldemort would not kill his loyal servant, because Snape was still very valuable to him. After all, there were not many Death Eaters who were loyal to him back then.
If this is really the Death Stick, then it's fine to kill him. The Death Stick is more important to him.
But if you kill the wrong Snape, there will be terrible consequences.
Voldemort was not going to take that risk, and it wasn't worth it.
He needed to find Ollivander and confirm from the wand maker whether this was the legendary Deathstick.
Voldemort left, hurrying away with the wand in his hand.
After Voldemort's figure completely disappeared, Snape waited by the lake for a while before waving his wand to repair Dumbledore's tomb, and finally quietly returned to the castle where there was no light.
"He went away, cracked open the grave, and took your wand."
Snape stood in front of Dumbledore's portrait and calmly explained what had happened previously.
"He doesn't seem happy with the wand, though."
"That's normal. That's not the Elder Wand he was looking for." Dumbledore didn't seem surprised by this and said easily, "I think he probably went to find Ollivander to confirm whether my wand is the legendary Elder Wand. Unfortunately, Voldemort didn't know that Ollivander had been rescued."
"Olivander was rescued?"
Snape was also very surprised when he heard the news, "Someone attacked the Yaxley's castle, but..."
"It was Mr. Anderson. He reacted really quickly. You should thank him, otherwise your life might be in danger." Dumbledore said gently.
"Why is my life in danger?" Snape asked puzzled.
"You should be very clear about the inheritance history of the Elder Wand. I bet that once Voldemort thought that was the Elder Wand, he would probably think that the Elder Wand belonged to the wizard who killed its previous owner. He got rid of you to ensure that he became the real owner of that wand." Dumbledore explained to Snape with a smile.
Snape said nothing, as he suddenly realized one thing: he had killed Albus Dumbledore.
If that was really the legendary Death Stick, he would definitely die. Even if he was Voldemort's most trusted right-hand man, he would still die, because Voldemort needed to get rid of him if he wanted to completely control the old Death Stick.
However, judging from Dumbledore's reaction to this matter, that should not be the legendary Death Stick, otherwise how could Voldemort easily obtain that wand
While Snape breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Yaxley who lost Ollivander. That guy was probably in trouble.
In fact, as Snape expected, Voldemort was furious when he learned that Yaxley had lost Ollivander's, and gave Yaxley the most severe punishment in his life.
Although Voldemort knew that this matter was not entirely Yaxley's fault, after all, no one expected that the Order of the Phoenix would actually attack the castle in the middle of the night, but he still couldn't help feeling angry. He was not only angry that Yaxley lost Ollivander, but also angry that his lair was easily invaded, and Harry Potter actually participated in the invasion.
How dare he do this instead of hiding like a mouse
When Voldemort calmed down, he realized that something was wrong. As soon as he took Dumbledore's wand, Ollivander was rescued.
Is this a coincidence
Voldemort looked at the wand in his hand and narrowed his eyes slightly. The Order of the Phoenix alone could not achieve this, and they did not have such courage, but there was no way to tear apart the protective magic of the castle in a short time.
But what if that Mudblood was behind it
It all seemed to make sense.
"Master, if we..."
Voldemort stared at Yaxley for a moment, and after the latter shut up in fear, he said, "I need you to find another wand maker and don't let me down again."
"I immediately sent people to arrest him, but the Order of the Phoenix..." Yaxley hesitated.
"What are you going to do?"
"It's not difficult to make Harry Potter fall into our trap. We just need to take action against his friends. I heard... people say that Potter seems to have a good relationship with that big guy Hagrid." Yaxley was still trying to show his value: "Perhaps, we can force him to show up on his own initiative in the name of executing Hagrid."
Of course Voldemort knew Harry Potter's weaknesses and had ways to make Potter come to him, but he couldn't be sure what would happen if he used the big Hagrid as bait.
If that mudblood was involved, would he be able to kill him
If the plan fails...
No, as long as Potter could be killed, that damned Mudblood could be dealt with another day.
Damn it, that Mudblood has really become a powerful enemy.
After Voldemort discovered that he could not defeat the Mudblood, who also possessed extraordinary power, by other means, he became more and more wary of that guy, and realized that a duel might be unavoidable, just like between Dumbledore and Grindelwald.
Because of this, Voldemort has never been so eager for power as he is now.